For millennia, the Arctic-boreal zone has acted as a critical carbon reservoir, locking away vast amounts of carbon dioxide ...
The Arctic's "Last Ice Area" (LIA)—a vital habitat for ice-dependent species—might disappear within a decade after the ...
More than a third of the Arctic-Boreal Zone (ABZ) – including the tundra, forests, and wetlands around the Arctic Circle – is ...
Clouds, composed of tiny water droplets or ice crystals, play a vital role in regulating Earth's climate by influencing the ...
Before It’s Gone Arctic Research Expedition founder Felicity Aston and her team gather critical polar data before the sea ice ...
Investment in Pituffik has been inconsistent, however, and its importance has waned since the Cold War. Renewed attention to ...
Polar bear fur resists ice because of a natural greasy coating called sebum. This helps them move quietly while hunting.
Recent findings indicate that the Arctic's traditional role as a planetary cooling agent is faltering, with hotspots and ...
Research has found that rising temperatures in the Arctic are weakening weather systems that normally trap the cold around ...
A third of the Arctic’s tundra, forests, and wetlands have become a source of carbon emissions, a new study has found, as ...
Under the sea ice during the Arctic’s pitch-black polar night, cells power photosynthesis on the lowest light levels ever ...
Polar bears have a built-in defense against ice — greasy fur. A team of scientists has discovered that their fur is coated in ...